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Newspaper
Blackfoot News
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1901
Page
3
A fragment from a children's tale describes a girl Winifred and her giant dolls in a dreamlike play scene as Molly and Ettie torment her with make-believe cruelty. The dream ends when a mother wakes her and reality returns.
The tale recalls white goldenrods once pale and mocked by brighter blooms until Autumn Wind and rainbow fairies sprinkle magic gold dust. Morning reveals a stunning field of golden rods and envious neighbors fade, while Rev Dr Edward Everett Hale nears his eightieth birthday with Boston friends planning a celebration.
Washington report notes rising personal feud between United States Senators B. F. Tillman and John L. McLaurin. Friends warn a volatile confrontation could occur if insult triggers a "field of honor" duel, despite laws against dueling in South Carolina.
An improved coffee pot uses a central vertical tube and a flaring disk to lift water to the top and spray it over the grounds in a continuous flow. The design allows automatic filtering and constant grounds agitation, with the fountain and strainer removed after brewing.
A commentary argues cheap versatile Diehl motors can power home devices. One-tenth horsepower costs one cent per hour in New York and can run a sewing machine. one-fifth horsepower can operate a washing machine and wringer or mangle. Small motors could also drive a fan in summer, refreshing air.
Capt Porfirio Diaz son of the President and other prominent Mexicans plan to erect a 100 foot high Arch of Independence in Mexico City. The structure will bear a dedication to the triumph of peace and its design is shown in the accompanying drawing.
Gebhard arrives in Sioux Falls with valet and eleven trunks amid divorce rumors from wife Louise Hollingsworth Morris Gebhard of Baltimore. The 1894 marriage featured a $50,000 diamond necklace and a $20,000 ruby as gifts, placing Mrs Gebhard among Baltimore's famed beauties. The note also mentions Tolstoi’s new novel featuring Soziefzeff, described as a society girl.
A chaotic string of cables from London to Chicago and St. Petersburg reports Russia anger and dualist aims, with the czar accused of drastic actions and ambassadors in play. Opinion mocks England's aims and hints at a wider scramble for influence in Asia while American ties and Manchuria loom large. The piece closes with a light anecdote about a faulty horse deal and the humor of friendship.
A Sunday school superintendent asks a girl in a juvenile class to name the sacrament of marriage. The child answers it is a state of punishment to prepare for another world, prompting a sigh from the teacher who concedes the reply, while noting it may be correct in a roundabout way.
A tense exchange shows a couple arguing about readiness as one partner urges the other to hurry, prompting exasperated responses over preparations and time. The fragment captures a domestic scene highlighting frustration and impatience.
A Detroit Free Press snippet recalls a young entrepreneur who trusted a friend named Jones with his lame delivery horse. Jones offered 40 for the horse, later reselling it for 80, revealing the harsh truth about friendship and business in early ventures.
A sly caption notes a narrow escape as a man with a hangdog look appears down the street provoking witty exchanges about fear and danger in a lighthearted street scene.
In Leslie's Weekly, Christabel laments that social differences forbid marriage to Harry Hansum. She cites mantel mirrors and gas logs as markers of status, while the Harlem-born suitor confronts class boundaries and exits in despair.
A neighbor harshly judges Burkling as “very eccentric” due to constant whisky drinking and begging. He dismisses euphemisms and argues the man won’t quit drinking or seek steady work, despite claims of a job waiting nearby.
A humorous fragment noting punning exchanges and comic snippets. Literary items announce early publications, with quips about love letters and married life. Jokes reference public figures, streetcars, and a famed husband’s interviews.
A dialogue pits Julius asking if life could be lived again while Edgar jokes about spending money. The note adds that forty seven percent of women students at Swiss universities are Russians, highlighting a surprising student demographic fact.
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